Diagnosaurus
Neck stiffness
DDx
- Meningitis
- Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Cervical arthritis, eg, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
- Cervical strain, eg, poor sleeping posture, whiplash injury
- Fibromyalgia
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
- Tetanus
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Neck Stiffness." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114428/0/Neck_stiffness.
Zeiger RFR. Neck stiffness. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114428/0/Neck_stiffness. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Neck stiffness. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114428/0/Neck_stiffness
Zeiger RFR. Neck Stiffness [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114428/0/Neck_stiffness.
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